libgit2 / libgit2/libgit2sharp

repo.Network.Remotes.Remove does not remove the remote

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Description

We have this code below where we remove remote (origin) before adding a new one. From time to time, Add would fail with remote already exists. Is there an issue where remote is not removed when calling repo.Network.Remotes.Remove? Is it a race condition? We doubt it is since rerun the same code still yield remote already exists. Anything we do wrong or can improve? BTW, if we run git remote remove origin command, then it is removed - so repo is not corrupted.

repo.Network.Remotes.Remove(_remoteAlias);

// Configure the remote
remote = repo.Network.Remotes.Add(_remoteAlias, remoteUrl, refSpec);

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Start with the referenced Kudu code in LibGit2SharpRepository.cs at lines 234-237 and trace the repo.Network.Remotes.Remove call before the subsequent Add. Reproduce the reported remote-already-exists behavior, then verify that the remote is removed and can be added again without failure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, git
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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